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About the U.S.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM


page in German

TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Electronic ESTA Application Form

Use of Online Registration (ESTA) Becomes Mandatory for US-Bound Travelers from Austria as of January 12, 2009, press release, U.S. Embassy Vienna, January 9, 2009

U.S. State Department/Visa Waiver Program
- important announcement regarding new ESTA travel regulations
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)

ESTA Fact Sheet (pdf), January 2009

Updated Information for Travelers to the U.S.


Statute of Liberty; Photo Credit: National Park Service According to the ranking International Visitation to the United States: A Statistical Summary of U.S. Arrivals (2007) (pdf), provided by the Office of Travel & Tourism Industries/International Trade Administration/U.S. Department of Commerce, approximately 131,000 Austrians visited the United States in 2007.

The U.S. no longer operates a national tourist office in Austria. The U.S. Travel & Tourism Administration in Washington has also ceased to exist. There is currently no central office for consumer tourist information either within the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, or elsewhere in Austria.

Individual state and territorial tourism offices and regional Visitors Bureaus are useful sources of information (see below "Tourism Offices of Individual States and Territories").



VISA AND CUSTOMS INFORMATION

Alcatraz; San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Photo, http://www.sfvisitor.org

VISA INFORMATION

CUSTOMS

PLANNING A TRIP

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE U.S.



TOURISM OFFICES OF INDIVIDUAL STATES AND TERRITORIES

Alabama | Alaska
Arizona | Arkansas
California | Colorado
Connecticut | Delaware
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park; Photo Credit: Frank Jensen/UTC; www.utah.com Florida | Georgia
Hawaii | Idaho
Illinois | Indiana
Iowa | Kansas
Kentucky | Louisiana
Maine | Maryland
Massachusetts | Michigan
Minnesota | Mississippi
Missouri | Montana
Nebraska | Nevada
New Hampshire | New Jersey
New Mexico | New York
North Carolina | North Dakota
Mount Rainier Photo Credit: Washington State Tourism Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon | Pennsylvania
Rhode Island | South Carolina
South Dakota | Tennessee
Texas | Utah
Vermont | Virginia
Washington | West Virginia
Wisconsin | Wyoming
Washington D.C.

American Samoa | Guam
Puerto Rico | U.S. Virgin Islands

sunset at Tangle Lakes, Denali Highway, Alaska; Photo Credit: Bureau of Land Management/photo by James Thomson, Glennallen Field Office

PLANNING RESOURCES

Fisher Towers along Highway 128, near Moab, Utah; Photo Credit: Bureau of Land Management/photo by Jerry Sintz, Moab Field Office

RESOURCES IN GERMAN

ATTRACTIONS/THINGS TO DO

Listings of museums, opera houses, etc. you will find on the page on: Arts and Entertainment

TRANSPORTATION/GETTING AROUND

MAPS AND TRIP PLANNERS

  • Rand McNally - maps, driving directions, planning a trip
  • MapQuest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner
  • Maps On Us - a service of Switchboard.com, provides advanced mapping and driving directions throughout the United States
  • FreeTrip.com - trip planner
  • Google Maps


  • U.S. Gazetteer (U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. Department of Commerce) - This gazetteer can be searched for places and counties by entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code.


  • Mileage Calculator

TRANSPORTATION


An Austrian Driver's License is a valid driver's license for a period of up to one year of stay in America. International Driver's Permits are helpful, but not necessary to drive in the U.S. The Austrian Automobile Club ÖAMTC offers translations of drivers' licenses and provides travel information about the United States.

WEATHER, TIME, CURRENCY

WEATHER

TIME

  • The Official U.S. Time - This public service is cooperatively provided by the two time agencies of United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO).


    • Understanding Time Zones

    EST (Eastern Standard Time) = MEZ - 6 hrs

    CST (Central Standard Time) = MEZ - 7 hrs

    MST (Mountain Standard Time) = MEZ - 8 hrs

    PST (Pacific Standard Time) = MEZ - 9 hrs

    Alaskan Time = MEZ - 10 hrs

    Hawaiian Time = MEZ - 11 hrs




    • Daylight Saving Time - California Energy Commission


    • World Time - a service featuring an interactive world atlas, information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times in several hundred cities worldwide
    • World Time Server - provides accurate current local times

    CURRENCY AND UNITS CONVERTERS

    ACCOMMODATION

    HOTELS & MOTELS

    ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION

    CAMPING

    • CampNet America - campground, RV parks, and camping directory
    • Go Camping America - official website of the non-profit National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC), the trade association representing the commercial RV park and campground industry throughout the United States
    • KOA - Kampgrounds of America - camping, RV park, and campground directory
    • Woodall's - resource for RVing, tenting, renting and activities

    DUDE AND GUEST RANCHES

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